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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/assets/cd/cdb_logo_rss.gifEx-Detroit council president Charles Pugh sentenced to at least 5½ years in prisonhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161109/NEWS01/161109832/ex-detroit-council-president-charles-pugh-sentenced-to-at-least-5
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161109/NEWS01/161109832/ex-detroit-council-president-charles-pugh-sentenced-to-at-least-5Wed, 9 Nov 2016 14:26:43 EDTAssociated Press - The former president of the Detroit City Council who turned to politics after working as a popular TV journalist was sentenced to at least 5½ years in prison Wednesday for having sex with a teenage boy. In court, Charles Pugh apologized to the victim, who was under 16 when they illegally engaged in sex acts in 2003 and 2004. He worked at WJBK-TV at the time. "I was 31 years old. In many ways I was young and stupid," Pugh told Wayne County Judge Thomas Cameron. He said he had returned to]]>Charles Pugh, former Detroit council president, pleads guilty in sex case http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161026/NEWS01/161029870/charles-pugh-former-detroit-council-president-pleads-guilty-in-sex
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161026/NEWS01/161029870/charles-pugh-former-detroit-council-president-pleads-guilty-in-sexWed, 26 Oct 2016 11:38:27 EDTAssociated Press - The former president of the Detroit City Council pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal sexual conduct with a teen more than a decade ago when he was a TV journalist. Charles Pugh's plea deal is the latest turn in his incredible plunge since he was elected council president in 2009 as the top vote-getter in Detroit. He suddenly quit his post in 2013 and mysteriously left the city for New York as allegations surfaced about sexual misconduct. The plea deal calls for a minimum prison sentence of]]>Detroit to join cities that issue municipal ID cards http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160912/NEWS01/160919939/detroit-to-join-cities-that-issue-municipal-id-cards
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160912/NEWS01/160919939/detroit-to-join-cities-that-issue-municipal-id-cardsMon, 12 Sep 2016 15:05:56 EDTBrewster plan splits; parking an issuehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160703/NEWS/160709957/brewster-plan-splits-parking-an-issue
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160703/NEWS/160709957/brewster-plan-splits-parking-an-issueSun, 3 Jul 2016 08:00:00 EDT
Kirk Pinho
- Parking economics and planning have split off the initial residential portion of the Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center site redevelopment, moving one developer's plans for apartments to a nearby location and delaying the construction timelines of two unrelated projects. The developers couldn't find an economically viable way to accommodate a parking deck, or expand surface parking, to meet the needs of the 6.2-acre redevelopment with about 200 new apartments, a new restaurant and meeting space,]]>City Council OKs 1-year contract to ensure Detroit golf courses open soonhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160322/NEWS/160309864/city-council-oks-1-year-contract-to-ensure-detroit-golf-courses-open
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160322/NEWS/160309864/city-council-oks-1-year-contract-to-ensure-detroit-golf-courses-openTue, 22 Mar 2016 14:45:00 EDT
Robert Snell
- Detroit City Council renewed Tuesday a short-term contract with its current manager to operate its four golf courses in a move that will ensure they open for the spring golf season. The one-year deal with Oakland Township-based Vargo Golf Co. comes after an aborted attempt by the city to award a 10-year contract to a new company, Motown Golf Management Group LLC. The attempt ended last week after a protracted dispute, which threatened to delay opening Detroit's golf courses until ]]>Detroiters face likely 3.25% hike in water rateshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160316/NEWS/160319893/detroiters-face-likely-3-25-hike-in-water-rates
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160316/NEWS/160319893/detroiters-face-likely-3-25-hike-in-water-ratesWed, 16 Mar 2016 15:30:00 EDTFormer Detroit city councilman, actor Gil Hill dies at 84 http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160301/NEWS01/160309999/former-detroit-city-councilman-actor-gil-hill-dies-at-84
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160301/NEWS01/160309999/former-detroit-city-councilman-actor-gil-hill-dies-at-84Tue, 1 Mar 2016 07:00:00 EDTCorey Williams
Associated Press - Gil Hill, a former Detroit city councilman and one-time mayoral candidate well known to action movie fans as the salty-tongued police Inspector Douglas Todd in three "Beverly Hills Cop" films, has died. Hill died Monday afternoon, Detroit's Sinai Grace Hospital spokeswoman Bree Glenn said. He was 84. A cause of death was not released. "Gil had been recently hospitalized and was on the road to recovery," family spokesman Chris Jackson said. "We are relieved that his passing was peaceful and]]>Detroit's marijuana dispensaries need to submit bids to operate in March http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160202/NEWS/160209937/detroits-marijuana-dispensaries-need-to-submit-bids-to-operate-in
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160202/NEWS/160209937/detroits-marijuana-dispensaries-need-to-submit-bids-to-operate-inTue, 2 Feb 2016 17:22:26 EDTMarti Benedetti - Detroit’s medical marijuana dispensaries can begin putting in bids to operate in the city on March 1, city Corporate Counsel Melvin “Butch” Hollowell said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The approximately 200 dispensaries in the city will have 30 days to comply. Those dispensaries that do not meet the March 31 deadline may be shuttered. Hollowell and other members of the legal staff fielded multiple questions from City Council members on requirements]]>Detroit cuts property assessments for most homeownershttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160201/NEWS/160209990/detroit-cuts-property-assessments-for-most-homeowners
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160201/NEWS/160209990/detroit-cuts-property-assessments-for-most-homeownersMon, 1 Feb 2016 10:47:07 EDT
Robert Snell
- The city slashed property assessments for most Detroit home owners Monday, a move expected to cut the cost of owning a home in one of the most heavily taxed cities in the state. Cuts for about 95 percent of residential property owners start next summer and range from 5 percent to 15 percent and reduce the assessed value of Detroit properties by almost $213 million, Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday. Assessments, however, will rise 5 percent, for about 5,400 parcels mostly in the downtown and]]>Detroit tries to grab larger slice of municipal golf courseshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151207/NEWS/151209864/detroit-tries-to-grab-larger-slice-of-municipal-golf-courses
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151207/NEWS/151209864/detroit-tries-to-grab-larger-slice-of-municipal-golf-coursesMon, 7 Dec 2015 13:10:53 EDT
Robert Snell
- The Detroit Parks and Recreation Department is aiming to get a bigger slice of revenue from its four municipal golf courses. The city will solicit bids this week to manage the golf courses after Oakland Township-based Vargo Golf Co.'s contract expired Nov. 30. A new management firm could be hired in February. Vargo has managed the city's courses since 2011 and paid the city $125,000 a year. "At this time, there is no plan for an increase in greens fees, but depending on the results of the ]]>